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Malachy McCourt

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Also known as Malachy Gerard McCourt, Malachy G. McCourt

Irish-American actor, writer and politician

Person · Open Library

Born
1931
Works
23

Top works

  • Death need not be fatal
  • Through Irish eyes
  • Voices of Ireland
  • Un irlandes en Nueva York
  • Singing My Him Song

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1930-08-19
Active to
2009-07-19

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
21
Total plays
43

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Quotes

  • I left school at age 13. I was illiterate with no role models. The great psychobabble today is the dysfunctional family. Well, I've never met one that was functional. In Limerick, a family that was dysfunctional was one who could afford to drink but didn't.
  • I had the taste of the alcohol since I was 11 … It allowed me to be clever, charming and to behave outrageously. Acting also allowed me not to be me. So I could indulge every fantasy in this paradise of America.
  • On his brother Frank: He's an amazing man … When he was 12, one of our schoolmasters said: "My boy, you are a literary genius. My strong suggestion is to go to America. They will appreciate you there." Over the years I've read what he's written that never got published, and I always said it still holds. He is a literary genius. Also the most nonjudgmental decent guy. He forgives.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Place of birth
New York City
Place of death
New York City
Occupation
film producer
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Field of work
politics
Genre
memoir
Image
Malachy McCourt Occupy Wall Street 2011 David Shankbone 37 (cropped).JPG
Number of children
5
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date of birth
1931-09-20
Commons category
Malachy McCourt
birth name
Malachy Gerard McCourt Jr.
writing language
English language
date of death
2024-03-11
name in native language
Malachy McCourt
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